Oct 31: Here is the latest data on the global shipping industry which will be help to the Indian shipper:
8Growth in volume of merchandise trade, 2013–2016
8Growth in international seaborne trade, selected years
8World seaborne trade by economic grouping, region and type of cargo, 2015 and 2016
8Major producers and consumers of oil and natural gas, 2016
8Oil and gas trade, 2015 and 2016
8Major dry bulks and steel: Market shares of producers, users, exporters and importers, 2016.
8Dry bulk trade, 2015 and 2016
8Containerized trade on major East–West trade routes, 2014–2017
8Containerized trade on non-mainlane routes, 2015–2017.
8Projected seaborne trade developments, 2017–2030
8World fleet by principalvessel type, 2016 and 2017
8Age distribution of world merchant fleet, by vessel type, 2017
8Ownership of world fleet, 2017
8Ownership of container-carrying world fleet, 2017
8World’s top 50 liner shipping companies, 2017
8Leading flags of registration by tonnage, 2017
8Leading flags of registration by value, 2017
8Distribution of dead-weight tonnage capacity of vessel types by country group of registration, 2017
8Deliveries of newbuildings, major vessel types and countries where built, 2016
8Reported tonnage sold for demolition, major vessel types and countries where demolished, 2016
8Liquefied-natural-gas-capable newbuildings, 2000–2018
8Container freight market and rates, 2009–2016
8Baltic Exchange tanker indices, 2007–2017
8Tanker market summary: Clean and dirty spot rates, 2010–2016
8World container port throughput by region, 2014 and 2015
8Container port volumes handled at top 40 container terminals, 2015 and 2016
8Top 10 global and international terminal operators, 2015
8Average time in port: All vessels, 2016
8Average time in port: Container vessels, 2016
8Average time in port: Tanker vessels, 2016
8Average time in port: Bulk carriers, 2016
8Average time in port: Gas carriers, 2016
8Private participation in infrastructure port projects in emerging and developing economies, 2000–2016
8Leading global port investors, 2000–2016
8Selected port projects, 2016
8Country-level container ship deployment, selected countries, May 2017
8Bilateral container ship deployment, selected country pairs, May 2017
8Top 25 country pairs ranked according to the bilateral liner shipping connectivity index, 2006, 2010 and 2016
8Container ship deployment on domestic services, top 30 countries, May 2017
8Cabotage in trade agreements: Scenarios, conditions and examples
8Operating profits and losses of selected shipping lines, 2015 and 2016
8Shipping alliances
8Port community systems, developments in information technology and collaborative arrangements
8Alternative port management structures and ownership models
The above information comes referenced to hundreds of source materials. Click on Report for more.

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